Volunteers working to keep orca whale wet after it beached at Papamoa Beach on Bay of Plenty coast.
Several hundred people have turned out to Papamoa Beach on the Bay of Plenty coast where a killer whale has stranded.
The orca is well-known to local conservationists, who have nicknamed him Nobby.
It is not the first time the marine mammal has thrown itself onto the beach. Katrina Knill from the Department of Conservation says despite washing up at 6am, Nobby is in good shape and it is hoped there will be a good outcome. Volunteers are helping to keep the whale wet and comfortable.
A second attempt to herd Nobby back to sea will be made on high tide around 5:30 this evening.
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